Watch: Bryan Kohberger Reacts to Kaylee Goncalves' Sister Saying He'll Get "Big Ds" in PrisonKaylee Goncalves' family is facing another concern amid their grief journey. After the University of Idaho student's mom Kristi Goncalves delivered a scathing victim impact statement during Bryan Kohberger's sentencing for the 2022 murders of the 21-year-old and three of her roommates, the family received a threatening text message while in the courtroom. "Sitting near you in court and watching you is a joke," the text sent to Kristi purportedly sent on July 23, shared on NewsNation's Banfield, July 26, read. "You know that Bryan is innocent. Making threats to Bryan about getting r4ped in prison is very silly. I am in contact with a lot of serial killers." The anonymous person-who claimed to know BTK killer Dennis Rader-added, "I've been put in contact with a wannabe serial killer who is in Moscow, Idaho, and I have given him your address." After sharing the unnerving texts, Kaylee's dad, Steve Goncalves, told correspondent Brian Entin that they passed the message to their attorney, who has been working with the authorities to identify the texter. readIdaho Murders Case: Kaylee Goncalves' Sister Details Bryan Kohberger's "Rage" in CourtHe also shared that the family believes that the perpetrator is actually in another state, explaining, "They wanted to piggyback off something she had said 'cause it was live TV." "They'll be held accountable," Steve continued. "Just one less crazy person on the street trying to find a family to harass." The patriarch emphasized that "there's definitely an element of crazy people that gravitate towards these types of events." But the Goncalves family is grateful they had the opportunity to share their statements on July 23 with Bryan, in which they opted to mock and belittle him. "For the first time, we set the tone, and we wanted to have some power in that courtroom and dictate some things to him, so he was just sitting there getting railed on," Steve said. "That's the best we could do and I appreciate the court for allowing us to do that. It was very helpful."Kyle Green-Pool/Getty ImagesIndeed, he, Kristi and their daughter Alivea Goncalves slammed Bryan, who will serve four life sentences for the murders of Kaylee, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. For Kristi's part, she focused on Bryan's life in prison, emphasizing to him, "You are entering a place where no one will care who you are and no one will ever respect you." "You will be forgotten, discarded, used and erased," she said. "You will always be remembered as a loser and an absolute failure. When those prison doors shut behind you, I hope that sound echoes in your heart for the rest of your meaningless days. I hope it reminds you of what we all already know: you're nothing." She also shared a message from their youngest daughter, telling Bryan, "Aubrie wanted to say, 'You may have received As in high school, but you're gonna be getting big Ds in prison.'" For more about Bryan Kohberger's trial, keep reading.
InstagramWho Were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle?Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, were University of Idaho students who lived in an off-campus apartment. On Nov. 12, 2022-the night before their bodies were found-Goncalves and Mogen were at a nearby sports bar, while Kernodle and Chapin were at the latter's fraternity party. By 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, the four roommates and Chapin were back at the three-story rental house. Goncalves was a senior majoring in general studies at the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. She was expected to graduate in December before heading to Austin, Texas, for a job at a marketing firm, her friend Jordyn Quesnell told The New York Times. Mogen, who was studying marketing, was best friends with Goncalves since the sixth grade. She had plans to move to Boise after graduation, family friend Jessie Frost shared with The Idaho Statesman. Kernodle was a junior majoring in marketing, the University said at the time. She and Chapin-who majored in recreation, sport and tourism management-had been dating since the spring, the roommates' neighbor Ellie McKnight told NBC News.
InstagramWere There Any Survivors?Two roommates, Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke, had been home at the time of the murders. In text messages that were unsealed March 6, 2025, Mortensen and Funke tried contacting their roommates on Nov. 13 after the former saw a masked man moving through the house, according to documents obtained by E! News. "No one is answering," Mortensen texted Funke at 4:22 a.m. "I'm rlly confused rn." She continued to reach out to their roommates, urging them to respond. "Pls answer," she texted Goncalves at 4:32 a.m. and again at 10:23 a.m. "R u up??" At 11:58 a.m., a 911 call was placed after Kernodle was found unresponsive, per an additional motion obtained by E! News. A woman named A1 in the tra